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Medal - Cruise liner 'Ville D'Alger'
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1935 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | An Algerian horseman in traditional dress rears his horse dramatically to the left in high relief. In the lower left background, a stylised view of the Bay of Algiers with a sailing vessel in the harbour is rendered in low relief. The date '1X30 1935' appears in the exergue, commemorating the 105th anniversary of French Algeria. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1X30 1935 |
| Reverse description | The ocean liner Ville d'Alger is depicted in profile sailing to the right across a schematic map of the western Mediterranean, with 'MER MÉDITERRANÉE' inscribed across the sea and the ports of 'MARSEILLE' and 'ALGER' identified on the respective coastlines. The legend 'COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE' appears at the top of the field, and '"VILLE D'ALGER 1935"' is inscribed along the bottom. |
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